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Wales

  • HELOA Wales is a professional association consisting of staff from all 12 Welsh higher education institutions, covering North, Mid and South Wales.  Our members work across a wide range of functions – schools and colleges liaison, student recruitment, widening participation, marketing, and student services.

    We work in collaboration to offer timely and balanced information, advice and guidance to prospective higher education students, their families, and schools & colleges. 

    There are other higher education institutions located in Wales who are not listed here as they are not HELOA members. For full details of all HE providers in the region please see the UCAS website.

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    Aberystwyth University

     

    Bangor University

     

    Cardiff University

     

     

    Cardiff Metropolitan University – UWIC

     

    Glyndŵr University

     

    University of Wales, Newport

     

    Open University

     

    Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

     

    Swansea Metropolitan University

     

    Swansea University

     

    University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

     

  • Group Chair

    Tom Hay, Cardiff University
    Email: hayti4@cardiff.ac.uk

    Since graduating in 2001, Tom has held a variety of positions in the higher education sector in Wales and is currently theHead of Postgraduate Recruitment at Cardiff University. He has been a member of HELOA for eight years and became Chair in August 2012 following previous roles as Treasurer and Vice-Chair for the Wales group.

    Group Vice-Chair

    David Moyle, Aberystwyth University
    Email: dom@aber.ac.uk

    David graduated from the department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University in 2004. After a short spell working for a local authority in Cheshire, David returned to Aberystwyth to undertake a post with the University’s Schools Liaison Team. He is currently the University’s Schools & Colleges Liaison Manager and took up the position as Vice-Chair in August 2012 having previously served as Chair of HELOA Wales.

     

    Group Secretary

    Llinos Angharad Williams, Bangor University
    Email: l.a.williams@bangor.ac.uk

    Llinos previously worked for Aim Higher Wales before becoming a Schools Liaison Officer for Bangor University. She has been a member of HELOA for six years. Her main duties include organising the joint HELOA Wales Study in Wales stand, minuting meetings and circulating information amongst HELOA Wales members.

    Group Treasurer

    Gemma Williamson, Swansea University
    Email: g.williamson@swansea.ac.uk

    Gemma graduated with a degree in English and American Studies from Swansea University in 2005 and is due to complete a part-time Masters in Journalism later this year.  After a brief period of travelling and a temporary contract with PR agency, MGB PR, she joined Swansea University’s central Marketing department in early 2007, and gained experience of corporate communications, web development, admissions and alumni relations before joining the Student Recruitment team in March 2011.

  • For Students

    There are four regional Higher Education Conventions (run in conjunction with UCAS) held in Wales, offering students the opportunity to meet with representatives from universities across the country:

    Cardiff - 19th March 2012
    Cardiff Metropolitan University – UWIC

    NE Wales - 27th March 2012
    Glyndŵr University

    West Wales - 17th April 2012
    Trinity Saint David
    (Carmarthen Campus)

    NW Wales - 20th June 2012
    Bangor University

     

    The HELOA Wales group members attend UCAS conventions throughout the UK. For further information as to who is exhibiting where, please go to www.ucasevents.com/conventions.

    HELOA Wales has a separate stand at certain conventions, offering advice and guidance on higher education opportunities available in Wales. Details about when and where you can expect to see the Study in Wales stand will be detailed here in due course.

  • Publications:

    HELOA Wales produces two booklets promoting the potential benefits of higher education and the opportunities that exist in Wales:

    • Study in Wales
    • Promoting Higher Education in Wales

    To order copies of these publications please contact David Moyle. For information and literature about specific universities, please contact the appropriate institutional member directly.

    Activities

    HELOA Wales members can deliver a range of information, advice and guidance to support students, schools, colleges and other organisations. Please see our events page and individual universities websites for more details.

  • Welcome from Group Chair

    HELOA Wales is a professional association consisting of staff from all 11 Welsh higher education institutions, covering North, Mid and South Wales.  Our members work across a wide range of functions – schools and colleges liaison, student recruitment, widening participation, marketing, and student services.

    We work in collaboration to offer timely and balanced information, advice and guidance to prospective higher education students, their families, and schools & colleges.

    HELOA Wales is committed to the National Executive’s Vision 2015 and has developed its own regional action plan to work towards the Vision’s goals.  The following aims underpin HELOA Wales’ mission:

    • Promoting the benefits of higher education to prospective students of all ages, irrespective of their educational, cultural and social backgrounds;
    • Working collectively and with other agencies to ensure free access to information and guidance for potential students, their families, and schools & colleges;
    • Providing honest and impartial support so that students can make considered personal choices regarding courses and institutions;
    • Fostering links with other higher education stakeholders.

    Please do not hesitate to contact our members to learn more about the services we can provide. www.heloawales.co.uk.

     

    Training Opportunities

    If you would like to submit suggestions for future training please contact David Moyle or Tom Hay

     
     
    Wales student finance contacts:
     
    National Association of Student Money Advisers (NASMA):
    Rob Ellis - r.j.ellis@swansea.ac.uk
    Tel: 01792 602979
    Key HELOA Contacts

    Aberystwyth University:
    David Moyle, dom@aber.ac.uk

    Bangor University:
    Carys Roberts, c.w.roberts@bangor.ac.uk

    Cardiff University:
    Dave Roylance, Roylance@cardiff.ac.uk

    Cardiff Metropolitan University – UWIC:
    Ben Hughes, BSHughes@cardiffmet.ac.uk

    Glyndŵr University:
    Joy Brereton, j.brereton@glyndwr.ac.uk

    Open University:
    Beatrix Bown, B.A.Bown@open.ac.uk

    Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama:
    Rhian Trewartha, Rhian.Trewartha@rwcmd.ac.uk

    Swansea Metropolitan University:
    Tom Cadwalladr, tom.cadwalladr@smu.ac.uk

    Swansea University:
    Barrie Clark, B.M.Clark@swansea.ac.uk

    University of South Wales
    Rebecca Jones, rebecca.jones@southwales.ac.uk and Sandra Veasey, sandra.veasey@southwales.ac.uk

    University of Wales, Trinity Saint David:
    Eleri Beynon, e.beynon@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk


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